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Tach The Disposer Discharge Tube To Your Sink's Drai

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PREPARING THE DISHWASHER DRAIN CONNECTION. (if you have a dlahwuher.) if you do NOT plan to connect a dishwasher drain to the disposer, . go on to alep 13, Lay the dis _oseron its side and insert the tip of your screwdriver into the dishwaser drain hole opening at an angle, Rap the end of the screwdriver with a hammer until the molded plug pops out. Make sure you take the loose plug out of your disposer. WE'RE ALMOST THERE. CONNECT THE DISPOSER TO ITS MOUNTING ASSEMBLY. Lift the disposer and position it so that the disposer's three mounting ears are lined up under the ends of the sink mounting assembly screws, Then, while holding the disposer in place, turn the lower mounting ring with the ears to the right until all three ears are engaged in the mounting assembly. The disposer will now hang by itself. You will lock this ring later, after the plumbing connections are made. NOW, ATTACH THE DISPOSER DISCHARGE TUBE TO YOUR SINK'S DRAIN "=' I : , J First, check inside the disposer Rotate the disposer around and attach the Install discharge tube gasket into disposeri. : _ ;_ i grinding chamber to remove discharge tube to the disposer. First, insert the discharge outlet. Gasket will be held inT ........ any foreign material that might rubber washer in the discharge opening. Then, put place by the discharge tube flange. have dropped in. the metal flange over the discharge tube and screw _..... the tube into place using the bolt(s) provided. Rotate the disposer so that the discharge tube a_igns with your drain trap. TUBE TO LONG? Simply cut off as much as necessary with a hack saw, making sure you have a clean, straight cut. TUBE TO SHORT? If the discharge tube doesn't reach your draintrapoutlet, measure the shortness and buy a drain trap extension that includes a slip nut and install it in place. IF iT FITS-- Simply tighten the slip the trap to make your connection ' discharge tube complete, IF DO SINK EXISTS, WE RECOMMEND U_ SEPARATE TRAPS FOR DISPOSEF SECOND SINK. NOTE: Be sure to comply with all cable plumbing codes.

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PREPARING THE DISHWASHER DRAIN CONNECTION.
(if you ha
ve
a
dl
a
hw
u
h
e
r.)
if you do
NOT
pl
a
n to connect
a
di
s
hwasher drain
t
o th
e
disposer
,
. go on to al
e
p 13
,
La
y
the dis
_
osero
n
its sid
e
an
d
i
n
sert the t
i
po
f
Rap th
e
end of the screw
d
river with a hammer until
y
our
s
cre
w
d
riv
er
int
o
t
he di
s
h
w
a
s
er
d
ra
in
h
o
le
the molded plug pops out. Make sure yo
u
take the
op
e
ning at
a
n angle,
loo
se
p
lu
go
u
to
f
y
o
u
r
di
spos
er
.
WE
'
RE ALMOST THERE. CO
N
NECT THE DISPOSER TO ITS
MOUNTI
N
G ASSEMBLY.
T
hen
,
w
h
i
l
e
h
o
l
di
n
g
the d
isposer
in p
l
ac
e
,
tu
rn
the
l
ower mounting r
i
ng wit
h
the ears to the rig
h
t
u
nti
l
a
l
l
t
h
re
e
e
a
r
s
are e
ng
a
ge
d
i
n
t
h
e moun
ti
ng
Li
f
t
the
dispo
se
r
an
d
pos
i
tion
it
so that
the
assemb
l
y
.
d
isposer's
t
hree mounting ears are
l
ined up under
Th
e
disposer will
n
ow
h
ang b
y
itse
lf.
You wi
ll
lo
c
k
th
ee
n
d
so
f
the s
i
nk m
o
unti
n
g assemb
l
y screws,
t
h
is ring
l
ater, a
f
ter the p
lu
m
b
ing connectio
n
s ar
e
made.
NOW, A
T
TACH THE DISPOSER DISCHARGE TUBE TO YOUR SINK'S DRAI
N
"
='
I
:
,
J
Fir
s
t, c
heck ins
id
e the disposer
Ro
t
at
e
t
h
e
di
sposer
aroun
d
a
nd
a
t
tac
h
the
Ins
ta
ll disc
ha
r
ge tu
be g
aske
t into
d
i
sp
o
s
eri.
:_
;_
i
g
ri
nding
ch
a
mber
t
o
r
e
mov
e
d
i
s
c
ha
r
g
e
t
u
b
e
to t
h
e
d
i
s
pos
e
r. Fi
r
st
,
i
n
se
rt t
h
e
di
s
c
h
a
r
g
e
ou
t
l
e
t.
G
ask
e
t wi
ll
b
e
h
e
l
d
i
n
T
........
a
n
y
f
o
r
eign materia
l
that might
rubb
e
r wash
e
r in the discharg
e
o
pen
ing. Then
,
put
p
l
a
ce
by th
e
d
i
s
c
har
g
e tu
b
e
f
lang
e
.
have dropped in.
the metal fl
a
ng
e
over the discharge tube and screw
_
.....
th
e
tube i
n
to plac
e
using the
b
o
l
t(s) provided.
Rot
a
t
e
th
e
d
i
s
pos
er
so
tha
t
t
h
e
T
UB
E
T
O
LO
N
G?
Si
mp
ly
c
u
t
TUB
E
T
O
S
HO
R
T?
I
f
t
h
e
IF i
T
FITS--
Sim
p
ly ti
g
h
t
en t
h
e
s
lip
disc
h
ar
g
e
tube
a_igns
w
it
h
off as much a
s
nece
s
sary with a
discharge
tube
do
e
sn't
rea
c
h
the trap to mak
e
yo
u
r
connection
'
your dr
a
in trap.
hack
s
a
w,
ma
ki
ng
sure
you
your draintrapoutl
e
t,
measure
discharge
tube
c
omplete,
I
F
D
O
have a clean, straight
cut.
the shortness
and buy a drain
S
I
NK EX
I
STS
,
W
E
RECOMMEND
U
_
tr
a
p
e
x
t
e
ns
io
n
th
a
t in
c
lud
e
s
a
S
EPARATE TRAPS F
O
R DISPO
S
EF
s
l
ip n
u
t and inst
a
ll it i
n
pl
a
c
e
.
SECOND
SINK.
NOTE:
Be su
r
e
to compl
y
w
i
th a
l
l
ca
b
l
ep
lu
m
bi
ng
co
d
es.